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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down: Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lila Mae land the Fanny Briggs assignment?
(a) James Fulton arranged for it in his will.
(b) Mr. Reed set it up to keep an eye on her.
(c) Johnny Shush arranged it so that he could frame her.
(d) Franks Chancre arranged it as a piece of political publicity.

2. What is true about James Fulton at the beginning of the novel?
(a) He was on his deathbed.
(b) He is running for Elevator Guild president.
(c) He has been dead for 20 years.
(d) He has gone into hiding.

3. Where does Lila Mae go to learn the details of the accident in Down: Part One?
(a) A local bar.
(b) The Institute.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) Lift Magazine.

4. What does the radio dispatcher tell Lila Mae in Down: Part One?
(a) That the police are waiting to arrest Lila Mae.
(b) That Lila Mae has been fired.
(c) That Johnny Shush's men have taken over the offices.
(d) She has been summoned back to headquarters immediately.

5. What does Lila Mae read on the elevator at 125 Walker?
(a) The initials of the other inspectors who have checked the elevator in the past.
(b) The record of violations imposed on the superintendent of the building.
(c) The technical specifications of the elevator she is inspecting.
(d) The manual that all new elevator inspectors receive upon graduation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is James Fulton an important figure?

2. What are the two opposing philosophies of elevator inspection?

3. What book did Lila Mae discover?

4. With whom do Frank Chancre, John Corrigan and Jim Murphy also have connections?

5. Who arrives and tells John and Jim to leave Lila Mae's apartment?

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